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Tinley Park Mental Health Center Closure Hearing
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On April 10, 2012, the State of Illinois Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability held a hearing on the closure of the Tinley Park Mental Health Center. Administrators from the State of Illinois Division Of Mental Health described to the committee the plan in place to transfer the care of patients to community hospitals and mental health providers.
Part of the crowd of attendees at the Tinley Park Mental Health Center Closure Hearing in South Holland
Part of the crowd at the Tinley Park Mental Health Center Closure Hearing
Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow's testimony at the Tinley Park Mental Health Center Closure Hearing:
For results in the April 1, 2025 election in Lockport, Illinois, go to the Will County Clerk's page here and scroll down to the Lockport section. Remember that election night results are unofficial and will not include all mailed and provisional ballots.
The Gotion Battery plant in Manteno, Illinois played a role in the Village's April 1, 2025 election. Several candidates opposed to the lithium battery plant under construction at the old Kmart warehouse in Manteno ran for elected office as part of the Freedom Party. According to unofficial results from the Kankakee County Clerk, the Freedom Party candidates are leading for the offices of Village President and Village Clerk, although there are many outstanding mail ballots and all results are unofficial until the County Clerk counts all mailed and provisional ballots.
NASCAR announced on August 20, 2025 that racing will return to Joliet's Chicagoland Speedway in 2026. The NASCAR cup series is scheduled to race in Joliet on July 5, 2026. The last NASCAR race in Joliet was in 2019. View of Chicagoland Speedway in 2011:
